Esthetician Exam Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for esthetician exam preparation based on provided lecture notes.

Cilia

Medical term for eyelashes.

Mitosis

Cell division.

Mandible

The largest bone of the mouth region.

Gommage

An exfoliant that is rolled or massaged off.

Staphylococci

Pus forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes, causing abscesses, pustules, and boils.

Pseudofolliculitis

A condition caused by improper shaving.

Phototherapy/Phytotherapy

The use of plants for therapeutic purposes.

Trichology

The scientific study of hair and its diseases.

Retinal

Made up of Vitamin A.

Sudoriferous Glands

Sweat glands are known as.

Sebaceous Glands

Produces sebum.

Fissure

Thin opening of chapped skin.

Chamomile

A plant that has soothing and calming properties.

Objective

Symptoms that can be observed.

Fitzpatrick Scale

Used to measure the skin's ability to tolerate sun exposure.

Contraindication

Diabetes for skin treatments.

Blepharoplasty

Procedure that removes fat and skin from the upper and lower lids, making them less baggy.

Humectant

A substance that has the ability to attract water.

Couperose

Skin that you not use with vacuum suction.

Milla

Pearl like mass of sebum trapped under the skin.

Insertion to Origin

Direction to massage the face.

Blackhead

An open comedone.

Seborrhea

Severe oiliness of the skin.

Carbuncle

Cluster of boils.

Excoriation

A skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping.

Vitiligo

Irregular patches of skin

Small

The follicle size of dry skin.

Anagen

Growth stage when new hair is produced.

Hypertrichosis

Condition called when you have excessive growth of hair.

Effleurage

A soft, continuous stroking movement in massage.

Wood's Lamp

Allows the esthetician to conduct a more in-depth skin analysis.

Steatoma

A sebaceous cyst or subcutaneous tumor filled with sebum and ranging in size from pea to orange.

Acne

A chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the sebaceous glands characterized by comedones and blemishes

Adipose tissue

Subcutaneous tissue is also known as.

Epithelial tissue

Protective covering on body surfaces.

Platysma

Muscle extending from the chest and shoulder to the side of the chin?

Spores

Sterilization is the process that completely destroys all microbial life including.

Dermis

The layer of the skin, known as true skin.

Sensation

Skin protects the body by sending _ messages to the brain.

Nucleus

The part of a cell that contains DNA.

Papilla

When there is damage to the hair _ will cause the hair growth to be inhibited

Direct high frequency

Using Tesla current what is it called when an electrode is held by the esthetician and applied to the client on face

Microdermabrasion

Physical exfoliation may use crystals to remove dead skin

Furuncle

Caused by cocci bacteria

Lanugo

Term soft hair found at birth.

Root

Hair component that holds the hair to the skin cells in the follicle.

Cyst

A skin lesion in the early stages of development

Muscular

A type of nerve tissue that moves body parts

Basal Cell

Is a type of cancer that is the most common and easiest to treat

Granular

Which layer of the skin produces the cells that color the skin?

disinfecting

Fungal infections are destroyed by which of the following preventative procedures in the facial area?

Microdermabrasion

An example of an exfoliant that would be considered 'physical'

Keratosis

A hypertrophy of thickened skin cells

active agents

Product labeling includes which of the following that causes changes in the skin's appearance

Cleaning

Debris is removed from tools and implements using

Modelage

Mask that forms a hard rubber-like consistency, increases blood circulation, and firms skin

Microdermabrasion

Involves consecutive treatments every seven for ten days for newer skin cells

Disinfection

Level of decontamination is recommended for all esthetic implements and surfaces

Albinism

Form of hyperpigmentation affecting the entire body

non-intact skin

Cause a practitioner to use blood exposure products

Anhidrosis

Result of the sudoriferous glands failure to provide perspiration

Herpes Simplex

Disease known as a fever blister

Muslin Strips

Soft wax uses what kind of strips

Apply pressure

First procedure for bleeding wounds

scabies

Animal parasite that burrows under the skin and causes severe itching

dry

Skin types exhibits fine lines and lack sebum

Effleurage

Which massage has the most relaxing effect?

Striated muscles

Muscles that are striped or voluntary are called what?

Protective cushion

What does the adipose tissue do?

jawline

What client would you recommend a rhytidectomy to? (facelift) (Recommend it to someone who has loose and sagging skin around the?

skin when it is tested on the jawline

What shade of foundation would you choose for your clients? (The foundation that disappears on the?

Rheostat

What regulates the strength of an electric current being used?

pH scale

What measures acidity or alkalinity of a substance

Emuisifiers

What holds a water and oil mixture together?

lymph

What is the main purpose of lymphatic massage? (Remove waste materials from the body more quickly/ or _ drainage?

Organ

What part of the blood destroys disease causing germs? (WBCs= largest _?

Skin

What is the largest organ of the body?

Facial muscle

Massage movements used on the forehead is relax _ is?

Adipose

What is fatty tissue called?

diamond

shape are the Characteristics of a _ shaped face?

High Blood Pressure

What type of skin would you hot massage?Contraindications include: _ ,heart related problems, cancer, ache, sunburn, couperose skin)

physician

Under what condition would you treat a client with a communicable disease? (Never work on someone with a communicable disease - refer to a ___)

Soften and emulsify oil and blackheads

What is the purpose of desincrustation?

Light or pearly nodules

What type of skin cancer is characterized by

Sunlight

How do sunscreens work?( reflects or absorb ___)

Bacilli

What type of bacteria causes lockjaw?

Retin-A

What machine has a germicidal action?

skin cells

How are ___ cells nourished?(metabolism)

Hair Follical

What are arrector pili muscles attached to? (the ___?

microcrystals across the skin

What is microdermabrasion? (a mechanical form of exfoliation that uses a vacuum to spray___?

Vitamin

How is _ E beneficial to the skin?(Helps to protect the skin from harmful effects of the sun rays)

D and other minerals

What is UVB rays? (contribute to the body's synthesis of Vitamin___?

Cells

What are proteins made of?Chains of AA molecules which are used by every ____ of the body to make other usable proteins

stratum corneum

What layer of the skin are cells continually being shed and replaced?

electrical charge

nitrogen An atom or molecule that carries an____

31 pairs

How many spinal nerves are located on the human torso

Papillary Layer

In what part of the skin can you sense touch and pressure

Asteatosis

What term is used to describe a sebum deficiency that is characterized by dry

Protoplasm

Cells of all living things are composed of what substance

tissues

Organs are composed of groups of what